Effect of temperature on the life history of Encarsia bimaculata (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 787-792

  Qiu, Bao Li ^a   De Barro, Paul J ^b   Xu, Cai Xia ^a   Ren, Shun Xiang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

B biotype; Bemisia tabaci; Biological control; Biology; Encarsia bimaculata; Life history; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOTYPE; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITOID; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; ENCARSIA BIMACULATA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33750355015     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.107     Document Type: Article

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